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Word: explains (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...When Coach Zivkovic had to continually go out and explain the rules to the director, it upset the flow of the match," Harvard foil captain David Hanower said. "As a result we lost our emotion and our confidence...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fencers Gain Split in Wednesday Sword Duels | 12/13/1979 | See Source »

When she told him she wanted to drop the course, he asked her how she would explain a withdrawal notation on her transcript to graduate school interviewers. She replied she would tell them exactly what happened; the senior tutor looked skeptical and challenged, "Don't you think you are standing on shaky ground...

Author: By Susan C. Faludi, | Title: Sexual Harassment: New Policy But Old Problems | 12/13/1979 | See Source »

...tunes at a news conference about the National Front, which for a time was Iran's leading moderate force, Ghotbzadeh asked with a sneer, "Does it exist?" He also warned that even if the Shah left the U.S., the hostages "definitely would not be released immediately." He refused to explain just what he meant by "immediately...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Storm over the Shah | 12/10/1979 | See Source »

...investing, dressing well for less and even dying thriftily. (She recommends preplanning the funeral and discussing costs in advance with the mortician.) There is a section coyly called "Sex ... and ... Money" that offers suggestions on how to shop for and reduce the costs of an abortion. Glossaries help to explain insurance, stock market and real estate terms that Porter calls "bafflegab." Her style is brisk and hortatory. Porter warns her readers: "If you need a spring rain coat, don't stop off at the section reserved for bathing suits and buy a bikini at top price...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Reads to Riches | 12/10/1979 | See Source »

Carter and several other assembly members have met with House committee chairman, said yesterday committee meetings to explain the issues, Carter said...

Author: By Elizabeth H. Wiltshire, | Title: House Lobbying | 12/8/1979 | See Source »

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